Hand-washing takes less than half a minute, yet an estimated 97% of people do it wrong. That's a big problem since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that one of the most ...

What is it? Well, according to recent surveys, more men than women are leaving the restroom without washing their hands. The bigger problem? No one—from women to men to doctors to food workers ...

Even if you only use the gentle cycle in a washer, hand-washing is less harmful than the agitation and spinning forces in a washer. Some garments that have a "dry clean" label can be hand-washed.